HD4670: Triple Display output?

[singingigo]

I bought an HD4670 because is featured 1xDVI, 1xHDMI & 1xVGA and I need to run three displays from it.

However, I am finding in Windows Vista & Windows 7 that I can only get 2 of the outputs to function at any time. I can run the DVI/HDMI, or DVI/VGA, or HDMI/VGA. But I can't run all three simultaneously.

My question: Is it possible to use all 3 outputs simultaneously?

 

[Kari]

nope

 

[singingigo]

Nope as in, it is not possible to use all 3 outputs? If so, why?

If it is NOT possible, any suggestions on how I could achieve this? Based on what I read yesterday on various forums, Windows Vista/7 requires all displays to use the same WDDM driver. The systems has only one PCIe slot. Any suggestions?

 

[Kari]

well it just cant, the new HD5000 series can do it with the Eyefinity tech... (3 monitors with single card, or up to 6 using the speciall edition that hasn't launched yet)

matrox had some tripplehead2go stuff, but idk about those....

 

[singingigo]

I'm not gaming. I just want the extended desktop. I don't need to stretch applications across windows...My understanding was the Eyefinity & triplehead2go are for gaming/application stretching.

Any ideas on possible solutions?

 

[Kari]

get a better mobo and a second card, then you can have 4 displays...

and eyefinity can do whatever you tell it to do, 3 separate displays, 3 as one big one etc...

 

[singingigo]

It's a one year old Dell Vostro 200...can't replace the Mobo, plus it's in a production enviroment where building my own isn't really an option.

Has anyone had any experience with getting a PCI and a PCIe to output multiple displays on Win7/Vista? Also, it has 1xPCIe (x1) slot. Could I possible get a video card for that and run 3 displays that way?

 

[paperfox]

1) the hd 5800 series cards would be an option
2) otherwise youd need to get 2 of your hd 4670s to get 4 displays, the second 4670 should fit into the pcie 1x slot, however that will be a major bottleneck to the card. might be only limited to 2d immages on that screen connected to that card.

 

[singingigo]

A second 4670 would NOT fit into the PCIe x1 slot. It is WAY too small.

I did find a HD 4350 on Newegg which reviewers said they used to get 3 & 4 displays in Win 7/Vista.

 

[paperfox]

A second 4670 would NOT fit into the PCIe x1 slot. It is WAY too small.

acually we are both right, i forgot to mention that the pcie 1x slot had to be an open ended one